Loans for Women Entrepreneurs

Loans for women entrepreneurs are intended for enterpises in which women are majority shareholders and which are managed by a woman. An enterprise may be just starting up or one already operating and employing a maximum of five persons.

Loans for women entrepreneurs are used for investments in machinery and equipment relating to an enterprise's business, for working capital requirements, other business start-up and expansion projects or company development. We can provide financing for enterprise activities in almost every sector; only farming, forestry and building developer's remain outside our range of financing.

A loan for women entrepreneurs can be supplemented by the start-up money (Starttiraha) granted by the Ministry of Labour. Other Finnvera loans are also available. A loan for women entrepreneurs is available in one or several instalments subject to a maximum of 35,000 euro.

In 2007–2013 interest support for the loan may be obtainable from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), provided that the enterprise and the project are located in the EU objective regions, as defined in EU regional policy, and meet the eligibility criteria for assistance.

Attachments
Online Application (open a new web browser)
Application (PDF)